The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-22 00:00:00

MARKET AND °MAItItCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Th e e i tiene g ueral discount market continues to be .in ttith e i , d by the probability of an early reduction oti e B ank minimum, the mercantile community thI„,!IIPPIYing themselves with the accommodation l i a linediately requ i re. The deman d f o r money j oit ltta ere fore very cons id era bl y f a ll e n off, and the fkii, l , tee k and pri va t e esta bli s h men t s are working ha under the official minimum. First class bill s Vide eon fre e l y negotiated at 61- and GI per cent. (14iri"hitt circumstance th ere have been few in - Ab " made to-d ay at t h e B an k o f E ng land. out £ 4 3,000 in go ld was t a k e n into the Bank at urday. t ti l d tl e e advice's received this morning respecting the t he r Of t he manufacturing districts during the pas t ett a re, upon the whole, satisfactory. At Man- of t l er °Peculation had been checked by the arrival 1 414 1 4 , r ; ge s upply of cotton from India, and the in tv;"en that further shipments had been made at . tikii, l Y• The cold weather had operated prejudt- Ill iej a gainat orders for spring good at Leeds, but No u , e i est er, Halifax, and Bradford an average p r "‘ Of business had been concluded at steady I ltah ti ; At Sheffield and Birmingham continued ly tt r'erns of activity prevailed, and at Wolver l i Itte ll t i t°ll , l arge orders continued to arrive for a 'Pt'ons of iron goods. I,4tth Two O'CLOCK. .11?, 4 8 Paris Bourse this morning, according to iltot ed eti ß t We tele gram , th e 3 p er Cent. Rentes were ,! f • 450 . 8 Firm. htiza;;Lucial returns relating to the trade and kota — h; 4°ll of the U n it e d Kingdom for the twelve 4 , 4 1 eb,,enaing D ec. 31, 1863, have been published , 4 kte lh b -9 t he total declared value of the exports to :7 1 £ 1 46,089,768 against £1 23,992,264 in i e r } , - , ll ` °llB Year, being an increase of £ 22,497,504. chief increase has been in beer and ale, cotton fl4,Ce cotto n manufactures, earthenwar e, ha er- l ille4 l 80 d millinery, hardwares and cutlery, blal aufacture s , metals, silk manu factures, 14tp . ell , p ina oufactures and woollen an d worsted 114 41,: 111 ' imports of the principal articles have l er for raw cotton, hemp, petroleum , pro o-it% tell "fl sheep and lambs' wool, coffee, sugar, lih" tobacco, 'while there has been a falling off h e , rice, saltpetre, raw salt, wheat, and flour. 14 4 811iP P i ng accounts for the 12 months for t.ho No yt i t rade sh ow an i ncrease i n the tonnage em - Nw t „ fc ' r both the entries inwards and clearances Ill . t i; 48 1 While i n th e coas ti ng trade there is also t improvement.44l market for the English Funds, which closed l loy " Saturday, opened this morning with a i kli te at b it ~ 4 sPect, and i n l arge purchases. Consols . Per cent., vi z ., to 91-1- f o r money, ann the account. A much better feeling pre 14tioe41 connexion with f ore ign politics, and specs bite: fora r i se has been resumed. Th e New t 4 8 and Reduced Annuities are 911 Z ; Ex hillier tills 6s, to 2s. discount ; 1 1 ) : 1 ,4,.,; ditto 4 India 5 per Cents. , per Cents.,lool; and ditto Enfaced I o Ce nt., 104. ta t ip he Poreign Market a decided improvement 417 e - r 7 eri Place, and business is active. Mexican top p -14 0 21, namely, to 42 1 ; Greek, to 221 23 ; till9 ; ° ; l.-41.811ale a ' tt e o sTto t 1 ; 35 Spanish Passive, A t, to 33,1 ; t o ,„! Portuguese 1; Turkish Consolides, co are g 47" ; and the Confederate is 6 3 67. 4 th e 44 1(1 111er " of the City Mercantile Club sold tt e , early in the day at 1. The closing sales ieetrieeted at 1 premium. 4 iti n ear n that negotiations are in progress for 41 1 V ile c onnection of the South Wales Col -44t...'tti1l that of a first class colliery in active I divi E r - d " ° 1 111 ° 11 would enable the company to f pay e tI4 : I PEI "- "1°64 immediately. The shares o tny were i n In demand at at 11 prem. 14 3 , 11 1 , 18 1 ItailWaY Share Market there has been . ittn Le animari • e s however, in some in -tee on ; prices, 1 1 1 4 ho e :: libit rather more firmness. North Wes , improv e d s s . ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, itt c l Th e p Metrop o lit a n, £l. ' a 9 ul,,°reign and Colonial lines remain without ilk e c eri al alteration in values. r ift t rs ti nd Miscellaneous Shares continue in mode 14tii; y Cit Bank are dealt in at 115 116. Findßank at 29 29! ; Union of Lon don, at ; ;` e rnational Financial realise 121 ; London t iop i l (11, 26 2617 Royal Mail Steam, 85 4 ; l l Ship p i ng company, I prem.; and Mann-. 4(14 ) par to 9 prem. 1: 1 01 4 n itITISII FUNDS—ONE O'C LOCK. tee r r t "llT FUNDS. ;:ttO A . ,,' , COUSOIS ............ 911 4 a 44, N . u ?„1 1 :i!, March 5 .............. 9 9 1 I I 4 144i d tt2tr e l u a t ..... 91h a tlttot , 3 0 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — k i tto 3 ° Yrs, expire sth April, 1885. --- 14,11.(Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. , b itt er Bil 6, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 2 6 die P D. ° ..4 Itt, £5OO , k £lOO awl £2OO I I °Oa lifl k i bttli rl,ld,Stk, 4 2 ' per Ct., last h:.-yr. 0 Bt oo , - °I ERNIIENT SECURITIES. b!tto loi per Cent., April 1871 h tte Ke A ccount •. oat, `: P r Cent. July, 1870 ........ 1041 a 4 1 b h i jto re outat lO4l Of° E Per Cent., Oct, 1888 itto , aced Pap er , 4 per Cent ..... • htht,.,o 5 Per Cent , J 1872 'l4 O ll Per Cent. 4E . ty, 187 . 6 ........... b, I)4 o u entures, ' 4 per Ct., April 186 . 1 vie tio _ , ditt o Aug., 1866 Itt °%vj e u r s 1 . 000 ............. t 1 , 01 £1 000 ................ 1 14314 n ti‘itl-GEN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. -itto 4 1 Per Ce nt ...... .•. • • a u ., 0,18 62 Cent., 1802- '1)i" 1 Per to fil A ,• r. mitt 1 Yres 6 per Cent. blillitri° Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) od k m illh 3 Per Cent iplisd o Per Cent. 1825 ............ Ni t 1 New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — bitt ' Per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Di Accou n t ) ( St: ,oupotie ~ ........ 221 3 21 ........ 'lk,„,. r "eeount tultt n ' er C en t orb, Ac P count 4ll a 1 2a 21 I) l 7oefie 3 per Cent., 1853 I)itr_ per . 0)4, 1 ° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 471 ' , 4,``e Account 011 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9 21 ‘a 41 per Cent 1850 b. ditto 1860 — bl t f t ,? 3 per Cent., 1859 .. le '`u 5 per Cent, 1862 Fi tt". ' , Ott" . 3 per Cent uit, -° Account -._. ti tt‘s . ' New Deferred Nt - Amount Dit to t° Pam t ve Account 331 a t i)4 1 ,1 Cert. of Coup not funded — hißhAe zount .. 131 Vit t - ' 6 per Cent. 1854 4)1 4 " Account t litt °6 r Cent. 1858 bit ° Ape cunt 7ll 1)i t tt ( o ) , £lOO Bonds ts ll itt o 6 per Cent. 1862 ui t , Aecount vt. l „."_° £lOO B on d s 691 7 0 b t ` t 4 t llela 3 per Cent. .......... I , l 'itt ° o A n e'eennt 25 tiitt ' Per Cent., 1862 o '— AccountsBl 2 1, b. . yl iall tvidends on the above payable in Lona ,a. bltt,! 5 Per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 661 h ". Accoual NNei TWO 0' CLOCK ei ° Mo n , t o ~ .. oU I 4 ceowit i verpool Cotton Market—This Day. I No ,i, " ...- Ntl e ' a nge in the Market. Sales, about 4,000 Imports, 2,565; previously, 3,045. tt k T NONIAL TO MR. WEBsTER.—A few friends 4 1 ,4t . ,, r .:, li enjamin Webster have resolved on pre -1:„ --6 4 411 a testimonial, alluding to the eminent position qe,,,," s attained in the dramatic profession, and that which Lt I + k i l l Ya a 5 the Master of the 'Loyal Dramatic College. It " an • m handsomely framed, and inscription on vellum, IN, ' ,A ster has been invited to a dinner at the Freeraa k4e_l'4vern on Wednesday, tho 21th inst , when it will be to L th ett , 14 . 1)Ali nc.—The Gazette des Tribunaux states S oon as the Empress heard of the destitute L 'itt,'": o o of the wife and family of a poor man named (!t`,t,e) Who vraa arrested and sentenced to imprisonment t i ,i' i ng a Pocket Burin; theprocession of the Bcouf- Gras, 4 14 t ' el ' to get food for his children, she sent pecuniary h id in tho unhapry woman. Nor did her beneficent 1 4( '; fur having ascertained that' the man had prevt- N,; ( ' 11 an honeg. life, her Majezty made au appeal to the qttti;tr'ea clemency in cons;:quLnce cf which /motto was 1 / 4 4 fr ° l : l2 Prison, and re toted to his family. at jai 1 otr e r.. 101 lotto , o at ezo OP Fo ci Ir c $ o ic o to , b e o, „, 1 - ovr r otc Al— BEARE MARKETS, ---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOU. -----------7- Closing Business on. s Share! Railways. Paid, Price. d , --.--------1-- 8 $ Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne liost.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cora and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin Belfast June. Ditn.,Perth,& Al). Juno. iEdinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. et!: Ditto A Stook Ditto East Anglian et G reatNo rthot Scotland Great Northern ....... . Do A stook 8i 9 t. 7 121 1211 6i 7i 37 39 16 17 94i 05} 106 108 49 50 47 49 7f 8i 130 13 1 1361 ini , 134 13 0 95 97 C 5 esi Do IT do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire &Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,d; S. Coast Lon., Chat, sari Dover Lon. & Nor' h \Venter!) Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do Nevr Do Binning. & Derby \lid. Cit. W. of Ireland Do. shaizs Mild Kent 1111 1 12 72 74 um 107 40 42 110 110 i 100 101 52 13 104 105 1 131 J3Ol 1 qd '9O 101 ~Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwici. Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Car1i51e......•• • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. Mid. stock , Shrews. and Welchpoo. Shropshire Union South DCTOTI South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines,Wok.,and Wok. Stockton & Darlingtou 54 L 5 25 t 6 IC4 1(41 584 59.4 912 ni 125 130 26 p 77i 781 11 11i 123 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 93 24 Vsi 0 99 101 Si 9/ 18 39 91 10/ t. 7" 8 165 170 54 6 31 41p Do Do New, 1866 Taff va1e............ Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of heath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford 4; Kilkenny West Cornwall. W. Hartlepool Har,&R. West Midland -Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford 88 92 167 172 23 25 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. +h arc 1)0 st I Railways Pald. all A tlantic & St Lawreno flona.,BarodaSt.Cent Inc Gu. s . per cent........ Do. Ncw . ...... .... • • Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxt Huron Do. Preference Hunt), Brant,&G odriel , 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187' Do. do. July 1, 187:! [be.. do. June I, 187+ Clcutta.fi S. Ea stn ( Lie: Cape Town Dock Seri] Eastn. Bengal go. S p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. II do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds..' Do. no. deterred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d r, et. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... GLlndfarentu.ga. s pc Do. New gun. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 _ Gt. South.of India (Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. II : ot Canada Shares 7 all all lOU stock stock stock 100 stook stook stock stook stock 20 stock s toc stock s'ock Do. New ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with' t opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... lEndian Branch Limited 'Madras. guar., 5 P• o• • • Do. 41 p. 0. Extension De. 44 do.. • • .. • • Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Buds. Meib. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßranswick a Candy Class A. and B N.lll.C'das Po Ist pi bds Scinde ...• .• .. • • Do. Delhi. gi Do. do ys • %. L. 9Q Do. Punjaub ...• Do. Do. Rib all all all all all 10 (100 . 100 2 all i lto k 100 Closing Price. 69 10211 IC3i p 1 p p 1 p 1 ea n 7 Si 100 102 100 102 105 106 1031 IC4I f 194 204 P 72 14 55 450 CO 6i 5) 63 49 52 33 (2 26 28 22 C 5 103 104 i F a2l K Indus. St. Flo, PLONIAL OOVEIti ;021 1031 9; Oi 10i lo ; 92 04 E 5 87 192 i )03IP 96 OS 92 96 58 60 S 5 s 2 E 4 102} 1 03 i I(21 IC3i 1021 103 Business done 97 99 103/ 4 31 MEN'I' SEC ILI 11 ES. Csn.Uov. e p.c.J &Jul, 1877-SI Do. 6p. c. Feb & Auk. 100 99 101 Do. p. c.Mar *Sept. 100 102 114 ! Do. Bp. c. Jan &July. 10,' 89 al 891 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1871 100 1(0 1(8 I Do.A p & Oct. 1830 103 108 110 I Do. 1891, 100 110 112 ! Do. Jar. & July, 1801.. 103 103 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 !Mauritius 6 per cent 106 108 107 Natal Cow. 6 per cent.. 130 P.B 110 N.ll.(lov.Od.o.Ja.&Juls 100 101 103 101 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Goy. 5 p 100 99 100 /;u. sp. c.,18‘,. to 1.....;7( 100 119 101 Do. do., 1 838 &upwds 100 99 ICO 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 10 105 IQueensland Gcw. 6p. c lOO - o. Aug G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 109 11l - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Juls 100 - Do. to oto.o. An.tlzool.. 100 110 111 1101 BRITISH MIN ES. 2 Cambrian Consols Gold 1 ld Amalgamated.. 38 An Devon G. Cone. (Tavist., 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 7 0 7 1 1 East Clogau G old Ltd. 52. }d par East Caradon ...... 2.14. e 28 20 301 11 301 --East Cara . 3.4.0 GI 7} W' 1 Russel (Tavistk.: 8.9.0 44 5 !Gam.&St.Aubyu(Gwen , 58 10 11 i Great South Tolgus.... 17 s 4 41 !G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 195 205 Grenville (ler:Ws-Foot 8.12 35 07 ti ingston Downs 4.'8.0 4/ 5} Lady Bertha Margaret (I.lny Lelart 9i 17 19 Marko Valley. 4 Al yndy Iron Oro (Lim 2.); 1} ti New Setun l9l 60 90 921 -- North Downc <sll 2} Basset (Illozau 3.1.0 2 21 North Wheal Crotty .. 2.6.9 6 6 4 Par Consols (St. Blazes Providence(lJny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 BouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 1} 440 460 S. Cara Brea (Illogan).. Wheal Fran. (Illogan ! 18.18.9 571 621 Stray Park 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Alin 44 1 Pin Cron V 2u 21 -- West Basset (Mogan) l4 it 12 W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan, 5* 190 200 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 871 921 tV heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 40 43 WhealLudiott Wheal Maryinn(:dlen ) 8 134 141 Wheal Beton 5Bl 175 185 Wheal Tretawney 7 23 24 Wheal Union 3.17 21 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., Ditto, 46, 4f South Eastern (Reading; Anus., MAO), Ditto, 4i per cent., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. South Eastern 5 per cent., 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 k FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 17} 17 Dutch Rhenish, 171 Great Luxembourg, 1t Ban Paulo (lim.). gua. 7 per cent., 71 8 Ditto (all), 24 ; FOIIEIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Urn.. 81 St. John toel Rey (11m.), 51 United Mexican (11m;, 61 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Egypt, 25; Cnartered Bank of British Columbia, 11; ft Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and Coins, a Ditto, new, issued at 410 pm, 33 City, 115 17 Colonial, Urn., 40; 40 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10; I East London, lim.. sr, English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21i. European Bank, lim., 9; 9 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 30 Imperial Bank (lim.), 29; 9 Imperial Ottoman, 18} Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 31 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 501 London and South American, lim., 9 Mercantile and Exchan'e. lim., 10/ i)letrop. and l'rov. Bank (lim.), 241 41 National l'rovincial of England, Ditto, new, 401 ; • Ditto, new, 236 New South Wales, 511 Scinde, l'unjaub, and Delhi, Um., Ditto, new, 0/ Union of Australia, 501 Union of London, 436 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lint,2} Berlin Water Works, lim., Contract Corporation. lim.. 5/ ff Egypt i an Commercial and Tracing, Rim, 4; Gen. Cr«lit and Finance of London, lim., 76 6 Iludson'S Bay, 18 ff International Financial Society, 126 I Joint.stoek Discount, Ihn., 61 London Finanzia l Association, Urn., 2G},l 6/ London General OmnibusiCompany, London Provincial Marine, 3 National Discount Compiny, lim., 11/ North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 21 Royal Mail Steam, 85i THN NORTHUMBERLAND I.llVERS.—Dnring the past and middle of last week, on account of the fresh weather on the hills, most of the Northumberland rivers ware considerably flooded, and numbers of salmon were observed making their way to the Ella. There was some capital rod firkin; upon the Copfet and vwc of the other northern rivers. Salmon, having Leon well protected during the past two seasons, are becoming plentiful again an the Nurthumberlancl tivera. B.l*. et 6.4.0 at 50 25 25 19.16.4' 106} 49/ i i 130 291 136 1111 105} 110 1 09,1 100 ICB 7 i 61 103 f 4 SSI 34) 95 4i 'Co THE SUN, LO/930N, MONDAY EVENOM, FEBRUARY 22, 1864, THE EXECUTION OF THE FIVE ct k ) ,,," (ricurt . Orinln HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 20. The Qaeen, accompanied by their Royal High nessess Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Leopold, and her Serene Highness Princess Hohenlohe, left Osborne to-day at eleven o'clock, arriving at Windsor Castle at twenty-five minutes past two p.m., attended by the Countess of Caledon (Lady in Waiting), the Hon. Mrs. Bruce, the lion. Harriet Phipps (Maid of Honour), Lieut.- General the lion. C. Grey, Major-General Seymour, Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Pr. Holzmann, and Mr. Buff'. Feb. 21. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived yesterday afternoon from Greenwich Park. Sir George Grey also arrived, and had an audi ence of the Queen. Viscountess Jocelyn has succeeded the Countess of Caledon as Lady in Waiting. The Hon. Horatia Stopford has arrived as Maid of Honour. Lord Cremorne and Lieut.-Colonel Cavendish are the Lord and Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. The Queen, Prinoess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur Princo Leopold, and Princess Hohenlohe, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, attended Divine service this morning in the private chapel. The Hon and Very Rev. the dean of Windsor officiated. ST. LEONARD'S, Feb. 19. The Prince of Wales hunted yesterday with the Bexhill harriers. Her Royal highness the Princess of \Vales drove ont, attended by the Hon Mrs. Coke. Return of the Queen to Windsor. Her Majesty, with their Reyal Highnesses the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, accompanied by her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe, and attended by Colonel the Hon. Sir C. B. Phipps, Major-General Seymour, the Countess of Caledon, the Hon. Mrs. R. Bruce, the Hon. Miss Phipps (maid of Honour), &c., left Osborne on Saturday morning, en route for Windsor. The Royal party embarked in the Royal yacht at Cowes shortly after 11, and experienced rather a rough passage to Gosport, where her Majesty arrived alongside the Clarence-yard about noon, when the illustrious party were at once conducted to the two state saloons attached to the special train provided by the London and South Western Rail way Company. With a view to the comfort of her Majesty and the Royal family, the day being bit terly cold, with heavy snow storms, the South Western Company had provided 12 newly-designed copper feet-warmers, two feet long and a foot broad, made like flat footstools, and manufactured ex pressly for this journey. The Royal train left Gosport at noon, in charge of Mr. Godson, the traffic superintendent of the above line, who accompanied it to Basingstoke, which was reached at 1.13 p.m., the illustri ous passengers encountering a heavy snow storm between the last named place and Winchester. At Basingstoke the train was taken in charge by Mr. Tyrrell, the traffic superintendent of the Great Western Railway ; Mr. Saunders, the secretary, accompanying it to the Windsor terminus, where her Majesty arrived at 2.18 p.m. Mr. Burlinson, the Slough superintendent, and Mr. Matthews, were in attendance on the platform, which was crowded by spectators, largely sprinkled with ladies, while outside the station were five of the Royal carriages and several breaks, the postilions and drivers of which wore their scarlet liveries for the first time. beneath their overcoats, since her 'Molest) , has been in mourning. The Royal party on leaving the train were conducted to two carriages, each drawn by a pair of white horses, her Majesty taking her seat in the first, having graciously returned the silent though cordial salutions of the bystanders on passing across the platform. The Queen, who was still in mourning, appeared in good health, while the youthful Prince and Princesses, who have doffed their mourning, could not have looked better after their journey. There was no guard of honour at the station, but the b ells at St. George's Chapel and St. John's Church rang out merry peals as the Royal party arrived, and left the station for the Castle, which was reached shortly before half-past two in the afternoon. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur arrived at the Castle in the evening, and the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, the Secretary of State for the Home'Depart ment, also arrived at Windsor Castle on a visit to her Majesty. The Court will probably remain at Windsor for about three months, THE PRINCE OF WALES has expressed his inten tion of beceming patron of the Archpaalogical Institute, in the room of the late Prince Consort. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge had a dinner party on Saturday evening at the royal duchess's residence in the Ambassadors' Court, St. James's Palace. The Duchess of Somerset will have a dancing party at the Admiralty on Wednesday next: The Duke of Athole has arrived in town from Blair Athol°, Perthshire. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are sur rounded by a select family circle at Brocklesby-park, Lin colnshire. VV The Earl and Countess of Monnt-Edgoumbe are expected home in May. The Countess of Caledon arrived at her family residence on Carlton House-terrace on Saturday evening, from attendance on the Queen at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Earl and Countess of Beotive have left The Lodge, Virginia, for 24, Grafton street. The Dowager Countess of Meaborongh is pro longing her stay at the Royal Crescent Hotel, Brighton. We learn that her ladyship's health has now greatly im proved. Viscountess Jocelyn left town for Windsor on Saturday, to enter on her duties as lady in waiting to the Queen. The Baroness Stankeiller and family have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for St. Leonaris, SIR EDWARD B. LYTTON, Bart., M.P., has taken the late Marquis of Breadalbanes splendid maneon in Park-lane for a term of years. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Lord Pal merston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. AMATEUR THEATRICALS.—On Friday evening an amateur performance was given at the Queen's Concert Room, Hanover-square, which attracted a more than ordinarily fashionat le audience. The pieces selected for representation wore the three act drama "Plot and Passion," and Morton's laughable farce of " Whitebait at Greenwich." The moat remarkable performance of the evening was that of Mr. Palgrave Simpson, who sustained the part of the M. Desmatets in the drama. Without, of course, attempting to compare it with the embodiment of the part by Mr. Robson when the piece was first produced at the Olympic Theatre, we may with truth say of Mr. Simpson's version of the character that it was quito a surprize to the audience. It was marked by the greatest intensity, and we could hardly imagine it to be the performance of a gentleman familiar with the stage only as an amusement. Henri de Neuvillo was sista well and powerfully repre sented by Mr. C. Stephenson, and the Fouche [of Mr. Augustus Spalding was a performance deserving the highest praise. Miss Aylmer Blake, as Marie, and Mies 0 workas Cecile, well sustained the high honours ladies invariably secure at all amateur performances. In the farce we have to notice particularly the performance of Mr Qaintin Twice, as Jacob Small, as a most mirth-exciting effort, and with a complimentary word to Mr. Stephenson and Mr. S, Bradshaw for the ability they also displayed, we again have to award honour and praise to the ladies. Miss Sullivan as Miss Lucretia Btszzard, was particularly excel lent, and from the admirable manner with which wo re memberlicr to have sustained the character of Mrs. Malaprop some few years since, wo regret that she had not a part better calculated to dispty the talent she undoubt edly possesses. Miss Dart, by her excellent acting, made the little part of Sally tell immensely, At the fall of the curtain the applause was unanimous and enthusiastic. The celebrated band of " Wandering Minstrels" on this occasion oftleiated in the orchestra, and many of the compositions performed by them elicited the highest approbation, PIRATES—This Day. One of the most remarkable executions that has occnrrtd in front of the debtor's door of the Old Bailey,since tho yetr 1828, took place this morning, namely, the carrying into effect the dread sentence of the law on five of the men cot• victed at the last sessions of the Central Court of the mu?- der of the captain, the captain's brother, the first mate, tte steward, 000 k and lamptrimmer of the unfortunate shp Flowery Land, who left the port of London in Sltembtr of last year for Singapore. Eight of the crew, viz., Juan Leon, Francisco Blanc), Marco Varto, Ambrosio, Miguel Lopez, Maraslino, Les Santos, and George Carlos, were ird;cted for the murdcr, but the latter, Carlos, was acquitted of the capita crime, the remaining seven being found guilty and sentenced to death. Some days ago Mr. Board, the solicitor for the deform on the trial, acting in aoncert with the Spanish Consul, pre pared a memorial stating the grounds on which the con victs Santos and Marsalino besought the clemency of the Crown. They submitted that throughout the whole of the trial no evidence was adduced on behalf of the prosecu tion to show that either Santos or Marsalino took a direct part in the murder of the captain. The evidence against them, they said, went chiefly to show that after tLa murder they were present at eonversAtions between tie second mate, Taffir, and the prisoner Lyons, who acted es spokesman for the rbst of the crew ; that they shared in tbe division of the captain's money, and were present when the order was given to the carpenter to scuttle the ship. Anderson, the carpenter, on the trial deposed to Marsaliro having conveyed to him by signs that it was he wl.o . . . . . struck him with a capstan bar while the carpenter wts assisting the chief mate from the deok after he had been beaten. Marsalino represents that the carpenter hcd altogether misunderstood him in that respect, and thtt what he meant to convey was that it was the prisoner Watto who struck him. fhia was corroborated by the pr:- Boners Lopez and Blanco, and they, with the rest of tLe convicts, state that so far from being an accomplice in de murder Marsalino was opposed to it, and also to the subse quent acts of violence. On b e h a lf of Santos it was urged that he was unable to help the ca ptain or prevent his mur der, as he had wished to do, The result of the exertiois made to save the lives of the two men was that Mr, Jonas, the Governor of Newgate, received a communication from the Home-office, under the hand of Sir Georg Gray, I'3- spiting the sentence of death in the cases of the convicts Les Santos and Marsalino during her Majesty's pleasure, and an intimation that the fivo other convicts, namely, Leon, Blanco, Daranno, iratto, and Lopez would remain for execution, For some days the utmost precaution have been taken by the police authorities in the City for the prevention of acci dents. The usual style of barriers invariably erect3d at the top of all the thoroughfares into the Old Bailey, were laid aside as useless, hut in their place others of extra ordinary strength were placed, and on Saturday the whole of the space in the Old Bailey, from Ludgate-hill to New gate-street, and thence along Giltspur-street towards Smithfield, was intersected by formidable barriers placed at short invervals, to lessen the pressure and to prevent the fearful swaying and surging of the multitude that wes cer tain to assemble on the terrible occasion. In addition to this the footways on each side of the Old Bailey from Nevgate street to Ludgate-hill are guarded by strong barricades, to afford means of exit in ease of need, and hoardings hare been put to prevent people clinging to the c'ievaux de• frise which runs a' ong the low wall of the courtyard of the Sessions house, or:to any of the projecting parts of the architecture. A similar arrangement has been made in front of St. Sepulchre's Churoh, which commands a view of the place of execution, and, where, on this very day of the,menth, 57 years ago, at an execution for the murder of Mr. Steele, about 30 people were killed by the giving way of an iron palisading, to which they had clung while standing or the wall of the churchyard. If a person this morning could have placed himself upon come high eminence and have obtained a clear perspective view of London, he would have seen, wending their way through the principal thoroughfares between the hours when the great city is ordinarily hushed in silence, people of all classes and both sexes seemingly bent upon one and the same destination. Perhaps, at a considerable distance from the general place of rendezvous, the echo of the streets was only disturbed by the hurried tramp of solitary pedestrians, bat as the distance grew less the number of persons in the streets increased, and the actual spot to which, as it were, the different streams of moving humanity ran was one large mass of people filling the footways. Strange it is that the morbid tastes And feel ing of the people to witness a public strangulation aro sogreat that remaining throughout the night in the street on a bitter winter's night with the thermomeuter six degrees below freez ing point, squeezed on all sides by a mob, and the probability of being seriously injured, or robbed, are not thought too greet risks to encounter, in order to witness the terrible drama of which the frowning and black Old Bailey was to be the scene. _ _ Hundreds of people assembled last night, and they kept gradually increasing in numbers, until at six o'clock this morning all the approaches to the place of execution were eompletely blocked up. Better order was preserved than could be expected, owing to the most Indefatigable el;orts of the police, who mustered in great fordo. The crushing and swaying to and fro of the crowd, notwithstanding all their efforts, was terrific, and every now and then the police had to renew their efforts to prevent the barriers yielding to the enormous pressure put upon them. For some time be fore 8 o'clock the whole plane presented the appearance of a fair. Boys and girls, the refuse of the neighbourhood of Ratcliff, Wapping, the Mint, and other low neighbourhoods, together with men and women from the saute parts of the metropolis, formed a groat proportion of the motley multitude. Venders of brandy-balls, hot potatoes, and hot pies pursued their vocation with great success, perhaps the most comforta'ale thing procurable for money, on such a morning, was a Lot potatoe, which offered to those not disposed to eat, a warmth to the hands which was, to all appearance, a vary general desire. The chief conversation appeared to turn upon do novelty of so many being hung together, and the observa tion, "I wonder whether they will din game," was frs quently to be heard. The machine of death was placed in the usual position in ront of the Debtor's Door. It Was an enormous looking construction, covered with black cloth, and compared with that generally used, it would be at least three times its size. Tho Sheriffs of London, Mr. Nissen and Mr. Grave, with Mr. Nicholson and hlr. Gammon, the Under Sheriffs, arrived at Newgate about 7 o'clock, and waited until the hour fixed for the execution. From an earlier hour in the morning the priests who had been in attendance on the doomed men since their conviction were again with them, and remained until the last. M. Morphinoz, Archmandrite of the Greek Ch urc h i n London-wall, at tended upon the convict Watto, and th e o ther four received the consolations of religion fr om th e lips of the Rev. James Hussey of the Roman Catholic Chapel in Moor fields, and Fathers Joseph Louis and Hermann, the last named two being Spanish priests. Shortly before 8 o'clock the Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs, who wore their respective robes and badges of office, accompanied by Mr. Jonas, the Governor of Newgate, the Rev. Mr. Davie, the Chaplain, and Mr. Gibson, the surgeon, went in procession to the part of the prison in which the convicts were spending their last moments. On this occasion each of the five prisoners was brought out from his cull in rota ion, and pinioned at the entrance to it. This was a precautionary measure to prevent men with charac ters so desperate as these of the convicts from having any communication at such a timo. Watto was first brought out to be bound. He had greatly improved it ap pearance since his trial, when he was one of the least pre possessing of them all, if such a term could indeed bo applied to any ono of the prisoners. 'Unlike all the rest, who were men of swarthy complexion, Lopez perhaps excepted, he was of fair visage, with a profusion o f li g ht b r own hair, and his youthful countenance now bore a t ouc hi ng and resigned expression. Ho submitted quietly to the process of pinion ing, and, at its conclusion, seeing a 'w ar d er ne ar who had he beckoned him to him. As the man approached, 'Watts, w h ose h a nds ware then bound, bent forward, with a grat e f u l l oo k, to kiss attended him since his conviction, him on the cheek. The warder declined the proffered salute, upon which it was explained to the convict, lest he should feel hurt, that it was a mode of parting to which men in this country were unaccustomed' Lopez, a short, slightly made man, next submitted himself to the hands of the executioner, exhibiting as he did so the same defiant and reckless air which had characterised him through out the trial. It is said of him that on leaving the dock atter sentence of death had been pronounced by Baron Bramwell he attempted to dance a reel, until the act of indecorum was repressed by the gaoler. Duranno, a mere lad in appearance, then underwent the process of pinioning, and was the only one yet who had shown any symptoms of 'a faint heart, After him came Blanco, who had taken the most conspicuous and relentless part in the murders. He it was, with Duranno. who as sailed the first mato on the deck with handspikes, and having beaten him nearly to death, he throw him, while yet alive and shriking piteously for mercy, into the sea. Afterwards, with two others, he stabbed the captain three times as the unfortunate man lay asleep in his berth, He also took part in the murder of the cap tain's brother. Now, however, Blanco, physically the strongest of all the five, was the most subdued and faint heirted of all. Two crucifixes were suspended from his neck, and though all of the convicts appeared to bo amenable to religious consolation, Blanco seemed the most susceptible, in that respect, of all. Ito hung, as it were, on the words with which his priest tried to cheer him, and at his request a tract was given him, which appeared to have been forgotten for the moment, and which he placed in his bosom. Leon was the last to be bound, and he Lore the ordeal with the quiet com posure which had marked his bearing on the trial. These preparations over, the convicts were escorted to the scaffold by the Sheriffs and the rest of the authorities, the prison bell tolling the while. They all walked without assistance, and Lopez with a light, jaunty air. Fur a few moments they were seated in a corridor, where Blanco aa3 Duranno becoming faint, took some stimulant which was handed Ito them, as did also Lopez. They were then one after another conducted to the scaffold, and placed in a row on the drop. Blanco, who had gone first, swoiud and fell backward as the rope was being placed round bio neck. A chair was then brought, on which ho was allowed to sit until the rest of the preparations were made, and it fell with the drop. The excitement among the crowd while the convicts were being arranged on the scaff)ld was intense, and evinced itself in the hoarse murmur peculiar on such occasions. The preparations having been con cluded the drop fell, and all the five convicts soon ceased to live. Their bodies, after hanging the usual time, were re moved from the public gaze, to bo buried within the pre cincts of the prison, in conformity with the sentence. None of the convicts made any formal confession. Leon alone, in general terms, spoke of the share ho had taken in the mutiny, but said it was not such as, in his opinion, to have called for the forfeiture of his life. Tho windows of all the houses in front of the gaol %%no filled with spectators, who, in some instances, paid as mucl.' as 10 guineas for accommodation on Sunday night, and a good view of the execution in the morning. The extent of the crowd may be imagined when we say that it extended along the Old Bei'ey to Lu lgate-hill on the one side, entirely filling 0 dtepur-street, and into Smith field on the other, besides occu2ying tho immense open space in between Nowgato and St. Sepulcher's Church, extending as far down Snow Hill as a glimpse of the gallows could bo had. The number present could not have been less than from 30,000 to 40,000. Up to the present time wo have not heard of a single accident. It may be mentioned that in all the Catholic churches in the metropolis yesterday prayers were offered for the doomed men. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. No quotable change took place in the value of wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. The trade was, however, slow, both for red and white qualities. Making barley ruled firm at full currencies; but other descriptions of spring corn were in limited request at low rates. The flour_trade was quiet on former terms. New York letters state that the ' export inquiry for wheat and flour had somewhat abated, and that prices ruled the turn lower. On the Continent the sale of bread stuffs has fluctuated to a very limited extent. _ _ The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were moderate. The imports from abroad amounted to 11,874 quarters; of wheat, 12,840 barley, 6,065 oats, GOO beans, 75 peas, 2,714 tares, 47,225 linseed, 5,426 oilseeds, 3,015 maiza, 2,6;0 seeds, and 3,290 bales of flour. A somewhat increased supply of home-grown wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, and the condi tion of the produce exhibited a slight improvement. Owing to the prevailing frosty weather, factors commenced busi ness by demanding is per quarter more money both for red and white qualities. Millers, however, were indisposed to make purchases except on the terms of this day se'nnight ; consequently, the state of the trade was very inactive. The amount of business done was of but moderate extent, at the full prices of Monday last. There was a fair show of moat descriptions of foreign wheat on the stands. Good and fine American parcels moved off steadily at fully previous quotations; otherwise, the foreign wheat trade was quiet, yet prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of wheat and other grain were in mode rate request, and late rates were steadily supported. The show of home-grown barley on offer was of fair average extent. With foreign produce the market:was well surplied. With the exception of good and fine qualities, for :which there was a steady demand at full prices, the trade ruled quiet at last Monday's currency. About an average business was transacted in malt at full quotations. The supply of foreign oats on sale was moderate, and the show of English, Scotch, and especially Irish qualities on the stands was tolerably large. The trade for all descrip tions was dull, and inferior parcels were rather lower in price than on Monday last. The supply of beans on sale was moderately extensive. However, they commanded a steady sale, and late rates were fairly supported. Peas were in fair average request at full quotations. There was a moderate supply on offer- For flour there was a moderate inqairy. In prices no change took place. French qualities were in good supply, but barrels were rather scarce. CURRENCY PER IMPERTAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 39s to 42s Ditto, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, white, 1863 42s 48s Ditto, old 37s 465 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 385 40s Ditto, 1803 Talavera, Rye— 32s 335 Barley—Grinding 26s 28s Malting 2Bs 398 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 66s Brown Kingstown and Ware 605 565 Chevalier 66s 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., Feeding lBs 22s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l6s 23s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 2os 233 Beans—Tick 305 32s Pigeons, Peas—Grey Maple White 358 37s Boilers 3ss 378 Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 305 Stockton and 275 295 American, per barrel l9a 25s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. For the time of year, a full average supply of foreign stock was on offer in to-day's market, but its general quality was vary middling. Sales, consequently, progressed slowly at about stationary prices. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up were rather limited. The supply from Scotland was good, from Ireland inferior. Generally speaking, the beef trade was slow; nevertheless, Thursday's currency was well supported. The top figure for beef was ss, but only prime Scots and crosses realised Ss 2d per Sibs. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire amounted to 1,800 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; from other parts of England, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 310 Scots and creases; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was again very moderate, but the quality of most breeds was good. Primo small Downs and half-bred] mlved off steadily at Gs, in some instances a Gs 2(1 per Sibs. Heavy sheep were a slow sale at late rates. Clipped breeds were dull. Downs out of the wool changed hands at Cs per Sibs. Lambs were in fair request at from Cs Bil to 75 per Sibs. The supply of calves was very moderate, and the veal trade ruled firm at very full prices, viz , Win 48 2d to 6s 2d per 81bs, There was a molerate inquiry for pigs on former terms. ink tho offal. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.6 4 5 8 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Largo one. calves 4 8 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6 ; and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Bouts BOl Sheep and lambs Calves Pi g s — kots are very moderate, but the supply of stale produce on offer is somewhat extensive. Good and fine samples are in fair average request, at our quotations; otherwise, the trade is very dull. A iew small parcels arrived from Rol hind last week. Yorkshire Regents 6os to 80s per ton. Flukes Rocks Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 553 to 70s „ Rocks .... Kent and Essex Resents Per 81bs.to si e. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 G 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 8 6 2 Suckling calves, 203 to 30s 20s to 26s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Cows — Sheep Calves .. 1... . 108 Pigs . 11 ; 3801 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 2,865 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,889—in 1862, 1,282 —in 1864'3,059 —in 1860, 1,921—in 1859, 1,829—in 1858, 617 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 245 .. 545 ~ .. 223 .. 23 Harlingen •• . • 408 .. 25 .. 14 • . Hamburg .... 37'J • . Amsterdam.... • • 80u10gne...... Brem6l ... -- .• Vigo — .. .. -- •• .. --- Nieu Diep •• .• --- •• .. •,. -- .. -- Antwerp ... 23 .. .. .. 76 .. Ostend .. ... DS .. 416 .. .. 22 .. 3 Calais ...... .. • • -- •• -- .. .. •• Oporto G luckstadt •— .• Total .... 779 .. 1725 .. 335 .. 26 Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 702 .. 1,833 .. 35/ 1862 .. 314 .. 761 .. 199 .. 8 1861 631 .. 2,165 .. .. 236 .. 27 1860 1859.. 512 .. 1,111 .. 176 1858 123 .. 132 362 Aetatement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stook exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Fels. 23, 1863, and this day. Monday, Feb. 22, 1864. Per 81b. to sink the offal. ."" •• .-... •• """" •• .-- Feb. 23, 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 Second quality do 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 6 Primo Scots, &c... 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 6 8 Primo Southdown do. .. 510 6 0 Lambs Largo coarse calves: Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers.... Beasts .. Sheep and lambs .... 16,240 Calves 510 Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 21, 1862.—8 sheep, 17,140—calves, 116—pigs, 405. ' FEn. 25, 1861.—Beasts, 3,600 —sheep, 11,930—calves, 85—pigs, 390. Feb. 22, 1864. 3 Bto 4 0 42 4 4 46 4 8 410 5 0 40 4 6 48 5 2 54 5 8 10 6 0 00 0 0 42 4 8 410 6 2 36 4 0 42 4 6 3,960 14,650 , 212 420 its, 4,180 NEWGATE AND LEADENLIALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale horn to-day from Scotland and tho IVost of England. For bcof and mutton there is a steady lemand, and prices hays an upward ten dency. Veal and pork rulo firm. Per 81b. by the carcase. stied Inferior bonf .. 3 0 3 4 Nliddlinq, do. .. 3 6 3 S Prime largo do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutt9n. 3 6 3 10 ndrid Middlingmutton 4 0 4 4 Primo do ....... 4 6 4 8 Veal ........ 3 8 4 8 Small pork ...• 4 2 4 8 Lamb BOROUGH AND SPITALEIELDS. Tho fresh arrivals of 11%11(3-grown potatoes to these mar. BOROUGII HOP. The supply of English and foreign hops on sale con tinues very moderate. The trade, however, is by no means active ; nevertheless, about an average business has been transacted in most descriptions, and prices have ruled firm. The import last week amounted to 12.5 bales from Antwerp, .100 Bremen, 8 thruburg, GG Geestemunde, 10 Ostend, 58 Boulogne, 14 Rottterdam, and 50 New Nork. Mid and East Bents £5 Os to £8 lOs per cwt. Weald of Keats 5 Os to 6 7s I) Sussex 4 155 to G 3.5 e 99 B AVM ititl 5 58 to 8 8s f t Belgian American WOOL. Notwithstanding that there is somewhat increased ease in the money market, business in wool has not materially increased since we lest wrote. The state of German affairs opeates prejudicially to the trade, but holders are, for the most Vart, firm, and the quotations are without important change. The arrivals of colonial wool since the close of last have been— Bales. New South Wales and Queensland Victoria Tastnania South Australia. New Zealand Cape Total 37,325 The Boile: Aberaman, m a T n h The is f n u o l l w e x k n t e o n w t n o . f te Nine hrecent s c a w l a e r m e i t l y o s a t , t a A n b d e rnao less than 17 men and boys were i n j ure d b y th e boiling water and clouds of stones, s l a b s , an d h eavy pieces of iron that descended within a ra di us o f a hundred yards of the boiler-shed. The m oment t h e terrible report was heard the viorkpeople ra n , rtBIeiERDARE, Thursday. screaming, as fast as they could from the spot, but numbers were caught by the falling rains. As seen as those who escaped had recovered from the first 6ffectil of their surprise they approached the MIFs of bricks, molteu metal, splintered beams, and frag. meats of iron, comprised in the heap of rubbish formed by the fall of the boiler through the forge roof, in search of the unfortunate persons who had been crushed underneath. The body of a man named Evan Rees, labourer, was dragged out dead. One of his hands had been cut off, and was not recovered until this morning. A horse which had been blown from the ash-holes under the boilers, under the fire of one of the puddling furnaces, had been broiled to death. Mr. George Naysmith, the mechanic, and son of the manager, was found wounded, but not dead. He had been standing at a distance of SO yards from the boilers, when he was struck on the side of the head with a large piece of iron, which inflicted a frightful gash, and exposed the back por tion of the brain. Small hopes are entertained of his recovery. Patrick Castello and Thomas Jones were found scalded to death by the water, having been previously dashed into a bed of hot ashes. The engineer was buried beneath the ruins of engine house, and with him were two fitters. Among the injured were several men strange to the place, and not known by any of the work men. It is presumed that they were looking for employment at the time. One of them was struck by a jagged piece of iron on the cheek. Another is stated to have had his nose cut off by part of a plate as it flew past. These men were utterly destitute, and were much pitied by the crowds who met them as they left the scene of the accident. The surgeons of the works were promptly in attendance, and administered to the sufferers such relief as was within their power. The boilers were tubular, about 25ft long and 9ft in dia meter, made up of 5.8 plates, with a pressure of 401 b to the square inch, and, it is stated, have been in use about 18 years—in fact, ever since the starting of the works. Some idea of the force of the explosion may be conceived when it is mentioned that the boilers were seen while in the air from Cwmbach, a place at least two miles distant, and from which the engine-house at Aberaman is screened by a rising ground. One of the tanks was driven with terrible velocity through the forge mills across the ysird, and deposited on a bank at the edge of a stream more than 100 yards distant, while one of the boiler ends was hurled with enormous force over the whole shed in another direction, and thrown into the middle of the river. Of course the works are at a stand, and this morning men wore engaged in drawing out the three blast furnaces. Hundreds of hands will in consequence be temporarily thrown out of employ ment. Few persons know the tediousness and cost liness of the process except those who are practi cally acquainted with the operation. The engine house will have to be entirely rebuilt, and the boiler beds, which were rent asunder with tremendous force, will also have to be rebuilt. Strange to say, the machinery of the blast engine, which it was be lieved at first was almost all destroyed, pretty well escaped the violence that was expended upon it, and is not much the worse for what it has under gone. A word or two as to the cause of the accident. The blast engine is driven by seven immense boilers, of which the exploded ones are Nos. 1 and 2, and from these boilers a feed pipe conveys the steam to another powerful engine erected close at hand, which works the mill. On Wednesday the mill engine was idle all the day, and shortly before the accident occurred the blast engine was also stopped while the piston was being packed. The valves of the boilers ought to have been opened during the stoppage to allow the excess of steam to escape, instead of which they were kept closed. The result was that the generation of steam went on until it attained a pressure too great for the boiler to resist, and the explosion followed. A preliminary inquest will be held, in order that the bodies may be interred, and the inquiry will then be adjourned for some days. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BETTING AT MANCHESTER, SATURDAY. Although our list of quotations is of a somewhat lengthy character, the betting at the Post-office Hotel this day was not so extensive as might be imagined, considering that the weights for all the Spring Handicaps have for several weeks been fairly before the public. A few books having been opened on the Lincolnshire Handicap, some trivial invest ments wore made thereon, the horses most inquired after being Benjamin. Suburban, and Anglo-Saxon. For the Liverpool Steeplechase Bantam remained the favourite, but less than 11 to 1 was refused about him. Emblematic, Wor cester, Jerusalem, and Amy were rather freely supported at our quotations, and, at the finish, 20 to 1 each was the highest offer against Worcester and Jerusalem. Emblem, Woo Nell, and Portland had no backers, although 100 to 6 was offered against either horse. Blackdc wn was slightly a better favourite than Change for Chester Cup, but any advance upon 20 to 1 would have been taken freely about each horse. There was also money in the market for Muezzin, but layers against him wore scarce. For the Derby 10 to 1 was offered on the field, but cloven " ponies" could not ba obtained about Scottish Chief, and tho only bet on that event was 1,000 to 10 against Copenhagen. Closing prices : - LTNCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Benjamin (taken and offered) 10 to 1 eget Suburban (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Anglo-Saxon (taken) 14 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 16 to 1 aget Despair (taken) 16 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) THE GREAT NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES, 20 to 1 agst Sheridan (taken) LIVERPOOL sTEr,rLrciasn. 10 to 1 ag;t Bantam (offered, take 11) 100 to 8 agst Emblematic (taken) 16 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 1G to 1 agat Emblem (offered) 16 to 1 agst Woo Noll (offered) 16 to 1 agst Portland (offered) 25 to 1 agst Worcester (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Jerusalem (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Martha (taken) 28 to 1 apt Amy (taken freely) 40 to 1 eget Thomastown (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 20 to 1 agat Change (taken) 25 to 1 agst Atfield (offered) 28 to 1 agat Muezzin (taken) 33 to 1 agst Tippler (taken) TILE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STARES. 11 to 2 on the field—off,red TILE DERRY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered—take 11) 1000 to 10 agat Copenhagen (t k ) a (31:1- SEEDS. Clover seed moves off slowly, but at full prices for choice seed. Linseed and rapeseed rule firm, at quite previous rates, In other seeds, the amount of business doing is small. Cakes are in limited request on former. Turnlp,White,p.bus 11s to 14s Swede -8 -s Mustard, Brown loa 13s Carraway 22s 204 Coriander l2s 104 Hernpseed, per qr 405 42s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 7ts Crushing GGs 705 'Baltic —s —s , 04 11s Tares, Spring....4s Od 48 Od Old per quarter --s —s Canary, per quarter Ws 6:8 Rye grass, new 22s 248 Clover, Red Eng., et —s —8 White Foreign iced 443 50s White sos 6-is Trefoil, new 22s 278 Odessa —B —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English X9103.C10 5s Foreign £9los £lO 15s Rape Cakes,p ton.Cs Os .£l3 Os Rapeseed,new,pr qr 62a 65s TALLOW. The amount of business passing in tallow is very mode rate, to-day. Prices, however, are without material change, P.Y.C. being quoted at 40s. Gd. per cwt., on the spot. Town tallow commands 40s. Gd. net cash, Rough fat, 2s. lid, per Sibs. Particulars. 1850. 1851 1862. I 1863. 18M. Stock this day.... r; 32,940 / 70.910 43,835 41%845 00s0.1 to 59s 9d to 468Ud to, 531 to Price of Y.C. 60s 3d —8 0(1 —8 Od —s d Delivery lastweek 1,201 1,001 1,795 1,334 Ditto from June 1 63,922 61,435 96,952 63,7J6 Arrivals last week 694 862 173 10 Ditto from June 1 86.731 1108,251 83.826 71,332 Price of Town .... 61s Od 60s 3d 48s 6(.1 46s lid C 0,883 10s td to 00s Od 2,G85 57,161 '129 80,203 43s Od POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGII-STREET. A SAD STORY. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Charlotte Hell, a married woman, about 60 years of age, residing at 21, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to destroy her life. George Hell, an old man, the husband, who said he was a music engraver, stated that on the previous day his wife attempted to hang herself to the bed post. She had secured the rope to the bedpost, then fastened it round her neck, and jumped off the bedstead, and but for his promptly cut ting the rope she would have been strangled. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the husband whether she had ever attempted such a thing before ? The husband said she attempted a similar thing about twelve months ago, when she wss brought before the ma gistrate at this court, who advised him to take her home with him. The Chief Clerk asked how the prisoner's face became so disfigured ? The husband said that while under the influence of liquor a few nights ago his wife attacked him like a tigress. He kept her off as well as he could, but as there was a death struggle he had to strike her in self-defence. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the husband might have struck his somewhere else but in the eyes ; but he (Mr. Tyrwhitt) should have thought there was no occasion to have struck her at all, and that ho could have held her. It was a sad business, and the wife appeared to have been badly used. The prisoner said she was greatly in fault. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the prisoner whether she drank, and ehe said she did. The husband said his wife was an habitual drunkard. Mr. Tyrwhitt again observid that the prisoner had been roughly used. He would remand her for a week, and hoped she would attend to what was said to her, or she would surely come to a miserable end—self murder being a most dreadful thing. . .. .. . .. The prisoner, whose face was much disfigured, was then remanded. PICKING POCKETS IN A SHOP.—John Smith, a boy, liv ing in French-alley, St. Luke's, was charged with pinking the pocket of Hannah Stocker, cook at 26, Russell-square, of a puree containing LI 15s. The prosecutor was in the shop of Mr. Lewis, cheese mongor, Tottenham-court-road, and about to pay a bill, when the prisoner picked her pocket of her purse and con tents. llr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week, WESTMINSTER. FIVE REISONS FOR NOT GETTING DRUNK.—Charles Geary, a carman, was ckarged with being drunk and inca pable of taking care of a van and horses of which ho had charge. Police-constable Samuel Geary (not related to the de fendant), 267 A, said that, between six and seven on Saturday evening, he found the defendant in the King's road, Chelsea, with some horses and a van. He was so intoxicated as to bo perfectly unfit to drive them with safety to the public. The van was laden with coals, and a man who appeared to know the defendant came up and offered to take charge of the team and deliver the coals, but defendant refused to allow him to do so. Mr. Selfe—What have you to say to this? Defendant—Well, I had some drink, and it got the better of me. Mr. Selfe—Not an unusual thing if you take too much of it. You were unable to deliver your coals, and when a man offered to take them for you, it seems you refused to let him. Defendant—l had money on tickets for the coals to be delivered, and therefore I was afraid to deliver them to any ono else, as he might have taken the Looney from customers and stuck to it. Mr. Selfe—You should have kept sober, and attended to your business, instead of getting drunk. Defendant—l only took a drop of drink, and there isn't much in that. Mr. Selfo—Yes, there is a great deal in a man getting drunk who has charge of a carriage of auy kind and horses. Accidents result from it, children are run over and killed, woman knocked down and injured. I must hno you. Defendant—l hope not. I have a wife and five children. to maintain. Five children are a good deal to keep. Mr. Selfe—They are five reasons for year not getting drunk. You aro fined 10s., or seven days. I cannot have drunken drivers about tho streets. THAMES. DEATH FROM DnurtKENNEss.—lnspector Honey, of the H division, called the attention of Mr. Paget, the magis trate, to the first drunken case of the list, and said he re gretted that the prisoner, who was the subject of that charge, was dead , A poor basket woman was found drunk in Bow, opposite the Church, at 8 o'clock on Saturday evening, and was brought to the station-houso by a police constable. Sho appeared to be very ill, and ho immediately sent for the aid of Mr. Garman, a surgeon who was in tho station in a few minutes. The medical gentleman pre scribed for the woman, and she rece ived every possible attention until 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when she ex- pired. Mr. Paget—This is a very serious matter. Has the poor woman's death boon caused by destitution? Inspector Iloney—No, sir, she was not destitute. She had £5 in money about her, of which £t 10s. was in gold. There were 18 oranges in a basket, which were brought to the station house with hcr. Mr. Paget—What is the cause of death? Inspector Honey-J rather think it is apoplexy, your vforship. Mr. Paget—What is the name of the woman ? Inspector Iloney--I don't know, your worship. She was too ill to give her name or address. She is about 65 years of ago. Mr. Paget marked the police sheet " reported dead," and said ieforination must be sent to tho coroner. Inspector Honey—That has b3en done. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITOItY. The American papers state that permission, has been asked for their military authorities to pursue the Sioux Indians in the Hudson Bay territory. In a note to Lord Lyons, daft(' the 21st ult., Secretary Sewari slates that those Indians should either ho restrained from making hostile incursions into the United States territory, or "United States troop should he allowed to pur4u-, subdue, and disperse them. A report fn an General Pope to the War Department shows that the En,%lish Government has no forco in the Red River region to co utrol these Indians. Lord Lyons, in a note of Jan. 22, says ho has referred the mattter to hi,; Government, by which. it will not fail to he immediately tekm into consido ratiout SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 22. —Wind this day at noon—Nualt- East ; moder a t o b reeze, and foggy weat h er . CLYDE, Feb, er 20.—Wi n d N.E.—Arrived — T hul estr from m ara. PLYMOUTH, Feb, 21.—,Arrived —Ann Taylor, from Shields for Guadeloupe. DARTMOUTH, Fob. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—South port, from Ceylon. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GHAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 21—Claudina, Adelona, and Anna Maria, from Bruges. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Feb. 21—Maria and Jenny, from London for Bordeaux. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES. It is un derstood that the joint committee of the Lords nod Commons, of which Lord Granville is chairman, have de cided to recommend the adoption of the inner circle portiou of the Metropolitan District Railway scheme. With "" gard to the proposed north and south junction 1100 fur cell necting railways north and south of the Thames by means of a high level bridge, they prefer a junction line that shall utiliz3 the Thames Tunnel, and thus connect the the nav i- northern and southern railways without in any obstructing gation of the Thames. DRESDEN, Feb. 18.—Gen. do 3 1 ante ufrel, Nita 64 of the military Cabinet of the 1; nig of Prussia, left last night for Berlin, after having luilod in his mis sion with the Saxon Government. VIENNA, Feb. 19. —A telogr,..m from Lembcc; announces that Prince Adam Sapioha has cif, etod his escapo from the prif7en in which he hod b:ca continua. in of 0 I ,I